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Ecological Sexual Dimorphism and Environmental Variability within a Community of Antarctic Penguins (Genus Pygoscelis)

BACKGROUND: Sexual segregation in vertebrate foraging niche is often associated with sexual size dimorphism (SSD), i.e., ecological sexual dimorphism. Although foraging behavior of male and female seabirds can vary markedly, differences in isotopic (carbon, δ(13)C and nitrogen, δ(15)N) foraging nich...

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Autores principales: Gorman, Kristen B., Williams, Tony D., Fraser, William R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3943793/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24599330
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090081